Overview
- Authorities say the explosion near the Red Fort killed 12 people and injured more than 20, and the case has been registered under UAPA as a terror act.
- Investigators have identified Pulwama-based doctor Umar Nabi as the Hyundai i20 driver and collected his mother's DNA sample to confirm whether he died in the blast.
- Preliminary analyses indicate ammonium nitrate–based materials consistent with nearly 2,900 kg of IED ingredients seized in Faridabad linked to the same module.
- Initial assessments suggest the detonation occurred accidentally or in panic while transporting an incomplete device, though a suicide-attack scenario is still being examined.
- Multiple arrests and detentions of suspects, including doctors tied to Al-Falah University, are underway across states, and security has been tightened nationwide with checkpoints, searches and drone surveillance.